You can also download the kernel from the website. Next download the latest and stable release of Linux kernel 3.18.4 using wget command from the official repository of Linux Kernel. Once required packages installed on your system now update your it. Compiling and Installing from the Sourceįirst of all install all dependencies required to compile the Linux kernel but most of the Linux system comes these packages by default. Now lets go for the another method to install the latest kernel 3.18.4 by compiling from the source. Using above command will automatically install the latest Kernel 3.18.4 build for CentOS 7. # yum -enablerepo=elrepo-kernel install kernel-ml # rpm -import Īfter installing ELrepo repository on you system lets install the latest stable kernel 3.18.4 from the ELrepo repository. Download and Install ELrepoįollow the below command to download and install ELrepo on your system. Follow the below command to install ELrepo.

To do this first of all you have to download and install ELrepo repo on your system. Lets first I am going to upgrade Linux Kernel using ELrepo. Compiling and installing from the source Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.18.4 Stable Release Using ELrepo There are two method to upgrade your kernel on CentOS 7.ġ. Now we are going to install latest stable release of Linux Kernel 3.18.4 on our CentOS 7 machine. Install Linux Kernel 3.18.4 Stable Release Installing a new kernel may render your system unusable or unstable.

Note :- Before upgrading kernel make sure you have full backup of your important data to another external hard drive. Recently latest Kernel 3.18.4 has been released which include lots of changes you can check the all changes from here. It is in charge of interfacing the greater part of your applications that are running in “user mode” down to the physical hardware, and permitting processes, known as servers, to get data from each other utilizing between inter-process communication (IPC). A kernel is the most reduced level of effectively replaceable software that interfaces with the hardware in your PC. Linux Kernel is the important part of a computer operating system. Compiling and Installing from the Source.Upgrade Linux Kernel 3.18.4 Stable Release Using ELrepo.

Install Linux Kernel 3.18.4 Stable Release.

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